Lee Ranaldo & The Dust – 1/11 – The Bell House (Brooklyn,…
Like the rest of his former compatriots in the legendary Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo has a fondness for throwing people for a loop. The guitarist made his name using feedback … Read more
Upcoming Shows
Jake Bugg – 1/10 – Terminal 5 (New York, NY)
British singer-songwriter Jake Bugg made a huge impact here in America with the release of his second album Shangri-La. Elmore’s Melissa Caruso declared the album to be one of 2013’s best, … Read more
Against Me! – 1/9 – Rough Trade (Brooklyn, NY)
Florida-based punk band Against Me! shocked the world when singer Laura Jane Grace came out as transgender, but the positive response to Grace’s revelation has only seemed to invigorate the … Read more
Neil Young – 1/6 through 1/10 – Carnegie Hall (New York, NY)
They say that you can only get to Carnegie Hall with practice, but what do you have to do to get a four-day residency at Carnegie Hall? It’s actually quite … Read more
Punch Brothers – 12/31 – Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
Why ring in the new year with a ball drop (or some crappy DJ in a loud, packed bar) when you can hear some bluegrass from one of the greatest … Read more
Patti Smith – 12/29 & 12/30 – Webster Hall (New York, NY)
There’s very little to say about Patti Smith that hasn’t been said by thousands of other people already. Put simply, Smith is a legend and one of the few truly … Read more
Dana Fuchs – 12/27 – SubCulture (New York, NY)
We’ve been fans of Dana Fuchs for a while, and it’s easy to see why. The soulful singer’s powerful pipes have earned her comparisons to everyone from Mick Jagger to … Read more
Ronnie Spector’s Christmas Party – 12/22 – B.B. King’s (New York, NY)
We can’t think of a better person to ring in the holiday season than Ronnie Spector. Her Christmas songs with the Ronettes are just as definitive as…well, everything else the … Read more
Bobby Womack – 12/20 to 12/22 – City Winery (New York, NY)
Bobby Womack’s style is so singular and so iconic that it’d be hard to imagine him doing a complete 180 on his sound this late into his career. But that’s … Read more
Billy Gibbons (of ZZ Top) – 12/17 – B.B. King’s (New York,…
Two things come to mind when you hear the name “Billy Gibbons”: that unmistakable beard and an equally unmistakable guitar sound. Since age 14, Gibbons has been playing scintillating guitar … Read more
